US EditionTears and stunned silence at vigil for Swiss fire victims
Authorities use dental and DNA samples to identify around 40 victims and assist 115 injured after a New Year's fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.
- At around 1:30am on Jan. 1 a blaze engulfed Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killing about 40 and injuring around 115; investigators began identification work on Jan 2.
- Several patrons, including Axel Cavalier, told reporters sparks from a champagne-bottle 'show' reached the ceiling insulation and ignited it, while authorities have declined to confirm the cause or suggest an attack.
- Experts are using dental and DNA records to identify victims, and Nicolas Feraud said `The first objective is to assign names to all the bodies`, warning it could take days.
- Residents and tourists of Crans-Montana stood in silence on Thursday, leaving flowers and candles at a makeshift altar at the road leading to the bar, while Swiss President Guy Parmelin ordered flags at half mast for five days.
- Beatrice Pilloud said investigators will probe safety compliance and exit availability, while the French foreign ministry stated `We have reserved 15 adult beds and four paediatric beds in French hospitals, so the capacity is there`.
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On New Year's Eve, at least 40 people died in a fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
A fire ravaged a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana during the New Year's Eve, killing some 40 people and injuring 115 others, according to the latest results of the local authorities. At least nine French people were injured and eight were reported missing.
Fire rollers, miracle candles, open questions: clues to what the tragedy of Cran-Montana has caused, give reports of survivors. Desperate families are looking for answers.
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CoMo BUZAgonizing wait as Switzerland works to ID New Year's fire victims
Families endured an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones Friday as Swiss investigators rushed to identify victims of a ski resort fire at a New Year's celebration that killed at least 40 people.
This Thursday, January 1, a fire unleashed during the New Year’s Eve party left at least 40 dead and more than a hundred injured at the Le Constellation bar, located in the exclusive ski resort of Crans-Montana, thus shaping one of the worst tragedies in the history of Switzerland. Firefighters, police and emergency services came to the resort, located one of the most valued ski areas in Europe, in the Swiss Alps. According to the authorities, m…
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